4 Leaf Clover

Chapter 20 Wedding Ceremony

Ember's POV

I get out of the corner in the closet that I have been hiding in and hear the bedroom door opening again so I freeze just staying in the closet. I slowly peak out of the doorway to see it's the housekeeper with music playing in her ears dancing around cleaning the room. Her back is to me so I run across the room and jump into her basket burying myself in the dirty clothes as she throws Ronan's clothes on top of me and heads to the next room then the next and luckily for me she only had those left because she pushes the cart across the way to the elevator taking us all the way down to the bottom again which helps for sure. I can feel her pushing the cart for a little bit until it comes to a complete stop. The thumping of her shoes is all I can hear getting farther and farther away.

I slowly peak out and see I'm in the basement that's a laundry room. I slowly climb out and hear more people coming into the room so I run to the wall pressing myself against it to hide and luckily they don't see me.

"I can't believe they are forcing this wedding to happen.. That woman is awful.. you saw how she acted at the engagement party calling princess Enya a tramp for hugging Ronan and making a complete fool of herself like like drunk i***t she was.. and not to mention prince Ronan has made it obvious to everyone around that he doesn't want her. I just don't understand why this is happening. It just seems pointless to me.. but I guess that's why I'm not Queen." one of the maids says to the other as they nod and walk out of the room. I follow them close behind just letting them lead me the way out, without them even noticing my Ninja like stealth skills. I watch the code that they put into the door as they open it and leave letting it shut behind them.

Now the big question is should I just go through the door or figure out another way out of the room. I look around and besides the clothing shoots I don't see any other exit.. So I just decide to make it through the door to head to the wedding, because that's the only way in or out.. besides the elevator of course and I think I have a better chance of not being seen with the door over the elevator.

I sneak over to the door as it quickly opens pressing me to the wall as more maids walk past with their hands full not even noticing me.. so I take the open chance of them being distracted to hold the door open and run through before it shuts. I look around and it's a long hallway with not much in here so I quickly run down it to get out of the open hallway before I'm seen. I make it to the huge velvet curtains that are draped down from the huge windows. I have never seen windows so huge. I sneak behind them as I see more people walking past not noticing me at all.

I'm caught off guard by seeing Archer with his main guy since I'm not there anymore. He stops abruptly looking around and I can't figure out why. He turns to his guy saying, "Make sure to secure everything I think we might have some company for this special wedding.. suprisingly enough.. so keep your guard up and extra guards out in the ballroom for the wedding. They are paying us extra to make sure this happens so I will make sure to get paid." He says as I watch him still looking around but not seeing me of course.

They quickly walk away as I scoot behind the plants in front of the wall and to the next huge velvet curtain. Because I need to keep moving before I'm seen.

I peak around and see where everyone is being lead and realize that's where I need to go. Now that I have my next destination targeted, I look all around and see no one for a short moment so I have to take advantage of the open opportunity.. so I quickly run across the doorway and behind the next big curtain. I stop and catch my breath because my heart is pounding out of my chest at the point.

I sneak to the next curtain that's right next to it but also right next to the doorway that I need to enter.

I see a drink cart sitting on it's own with the bottom covered up so I sneak to it and into the bottom of the cart moving things around to making sure I'm secure in there as I can feel the cart moving through the doorway as the sounds get louder because of the big amount of people in here conversing back and forth waiting for the ceremony to commence.

I can feel the wheels stop moving right under me as I carefully peak out.. There us no one around.. So I take advantage, rolling out of the cart and to the bar that's right next to me.. but I can't stay here long because it's a guarantee that people will be back here soon enough so I stay squatting as I shift across the floor until I'm behind the next big curtain. I peak out and can see everyone piling in and taking their seats. The staff is so busy and moving quickly around that they don't even notice me luckily.

So I stay in my place since I can see everything from here as of right now without being detected. I just observe everyone run around in a panic and soon enough all the seats are filled and the room quickly gets surrounded by Archer's men looking like body guards but I know exactly what they are and they are the farthest thing from.

I watch Archer move directly behind where the bride and groom should be standing as I hear the doors open and out comes Ronan looking so handsome in his tux as they push him past everyone and to the front of the room right in front of Archer. I can tell his wrists are still chained together as Archer gets an ear to ear grin on his face.

"Well isn't this a pleasant suprise. Hello nice to see you again." Archer says as Ronan growls at him in response, just glaring daggers in his direction. "So does this mean I can have my little Fire back?" Archer asks in a sassy tone as I watch Ronan's jaw clench as he responds quickly, "Over my dead body."

"Oh pup that can be arranged." Archer spats back as he laughs and awaits for the ceremony to start.. just living his thus situationI'd playing out so far..

The king stands right next to the guys at the front as everyone stands up right after him and out comes the bride being guided by her father. She slinks down the middle of the room with the biggest smirk upon her face holding her head up high as if she is so much better than everyone else around. I look to Ronan who is glaring daggers at her with a look of disgust on his face as I watch his jaw clench and unclench.

"Well she is nothing compared to our Ember but I guess good enough to force on you though.. huh?" Archer says spitefully as he laughs again at Ronan as he keeps glaring at them all, struggling in the chains causing Archer to smirk even bigger. "Ooooh silver chains? Good job King keeping this mutt locked up.. he sure needs it and makes my job much easier." He says which makes me so curious about what he means by that. I watch Archer wave over one of his men whispering something to him as he nods and walks off to the next guy whispering to him as they pass around whatever information he has asked of them.

The bride gets to the front of the King as she bows to him and Ronan then standing in front of him taking his hands into hers as he swipes them away from her grip.

She gets a look of shock but still forces a smile as the King starts. "Thank you all for coming.. We are gathered here today to commemorate the union of my son Ronan and Mr. Doogans daughter Rose. Now we are not only combining two packs as one gaining a new Allies and family.. we are also creating new unbreakable bonds turning our pack into the unstoppable one we have always strive for.. and with my son leading us we could never fail. Now is there anyone who does not see fit for these two to marry?" He asks as Ronan is the first to answer. "I don't want to marry her." He declares as everyone around gasps as the King looks at Archer who steps forward with a malicious grin on his face as he takes Ronan's wrists into his grip pressing the silver against his skins making him groan and cringe in pain. Until another voice demands our attention.

"I don't see it fit either." The queen stands and says with a livid look upon her face. The King glares at her and demands, "Margaret just sit down." She glares back "No I will not sit down." she spats back. As Enya, Brendan, Roary and Sean stand with her on different sides of the room.. saying one after the other, "this marriage is not fit."

The King looks at Archer nodding again as Archer snaps his fingers and all that are standing now have a gun or knife to thir heads.

"No Bullseye this is not what was planned ot discussed.. what are you doing?" the King demands as Archer laughs at him and steps forward still holding Ronan tight in his grip.

"Oh I'm just taking things into my own hands and solving this right here right now for you because I smelt her the moment I walked in today.. Come out Firecracker.. come out come out wherever you are. I don't want that prude Ember bitch.. I want Firecracker to come out and say hey before all of her mate's family and friends die.. you know what you need to do.. come out my beautiful little monster.. I have missed you so." He yells out for me making my heart race a million miles a minute.

"Come on Fire, if you wait too long I'm going to have to start killing them off slowly but surely." Archer says to me as I let out a deep breath and come out from behind the curtain with my hands in the air as if I'm surrendering.

"Archer please just let them go." I say as he scoffs loudly and spats back, "I asked for my Fire not Ember.. you have until the the count of 10 and I'm killing the King first." He says putting a gun to his head as my jaw clenches and I swallow the lump in my throat.

"One.." I Hear echoing in the now dead silent ball room.

"Two.." but I still don't move a muscle.

"Three.." I keep my hands held up in surrender.

"Four.." I step over to the middle of the room

"Five.." I can see some of his men inching towards me in my peripherals.. trying to be stealthy.

"Six.." They get closer as I groan to myself knowing I have to be, the one person I was avoiding to be, trying to hide from my past but obviously that's not possible if I want to gain a future with my mate. .

"Seven.." He says as two guys come up closer behind me so I quickly grab the guns from my pants leg straps. Shooting the man holding the Queen in the head, spinning and shooting the two men behind me along with the man holding Enya. I duck dodging a man's punch attempt as I kick him straight to the face sending him to the ground.. Then shooting the man across the room holding Sean and the one holding Roary. I have multiple men around me now and I dodge, bob and weave away from their attacks not even allowing them to lay a hand on me. Both of my guns in hand are empty so I chuck them at my attackers faces as they both punch so I spread my legs doing the splits successfully avoiding them as I pull my knives out and stabbing them in the groins, sending them straight to the ground bleeding out. I quickly flip back up to my feet and I jump spin and kick two men in the face sending them to the ground from the unexpected force, pulling out my guns from behind my back shooting the man in the head holding Brendan and two more that are behind me.

I keep trekking across the room at the Archer that is smiling ear to ear at me. "There's my little Firecracker I missed you so much baby. Are you finally back and here for me so your mutt can marry this dog.. or to save your dumb pup of a mate from unhappiness?" He spitefully asks as the King croaks out in complete suprise.. "She is your mate Ronan?"

"Yes that's why I said you didn't know what you were talking about, when you talked bad about her." Ronan spats back as two more men come at me. I spin kick as one of the men grabs my foot in the air so I use my open foot to kick him abruptly to the chest pushinh him back as he trips and stumbles fumbling to the ground.. I fall to the ground with him because of both of my feet in the air.

But two men are now over the top of me so I onky gave enough time to knee one in the groin so he is hunched over as I snap his neck, pushing his body to the side. I take my gun shooting the other attacker point blank in the head, before he even has a chance to do anything. I jump up before I get pinned down to the ground again.

"I'm here for my mate.. he is mine and mine alone. Let him go Archer!" I spat across at him as he laughs at me and says. "Come on now that you're Firecracker instead of that dumb b***h Ember you should just come back to me my little pet and favorite weapon."

"I'm not yours to use anymore Archer I just want my happy ending with my mate and I'm going to get it.. so don't stand in the way of me and my mate because you know what happens when you do that." I spat back as he laughs and shoots the King and Ronan in the sides sending them to the ground instantly with blood pouting out of them to the floor as I gasp so loud. Archer steps forward towards me but in front of the men that are bleeding on the floor.

"You're choice my little Fire what's more important ending this now with me or saving your precious mate?" He spats as he keeps stepping towards me.

"Both I need to end this now to have a future with my mate.... What are you people staring at?! Someone save your King and Prince now!" I yell as I spin kicking at Archer trying to distract him so people can get to the men.. He blocks me one hit after the other. I keep hitting and kicking him as I see people making their way to the King and Ronan. I keep Archer busy trying to give them enough time to get out of harms way, as I continue to throw kicks, punches and dodging the hits he is throwing at me.

We really do just dance together so well with our fighting moves because we have done this a million times together practicing and perfecting every single move.. but for this to end I need to throw something at him that he won't be expecting.. A new trick up my sleeve.

I spin as he kicks my leg out from under me and sends me to the ground sliding across the tiles and right next to Enya. She looks down at me with so much worry in her eyes as Archer is over me instantly, so I quickly reach up Enya's dress grabbing the knife I gave her as I pull it out and stab Archer in the neck without hesitation. Hesitation in this business is what gets you killed so you can't hesitate.

He grabs for his neck, as he gets down to his knees so I pull another knife out from my boot stabbing him in the chest as he pulls my other knife out of my boot stabbing my thigh as I groan in pain and pulling out my gun shooting him right between the eyes without hesitation as he falls to the floor. I grab the hilt of the knife pulling it out with force as I groan so loudly in pain.

I'm panting over and over again holding onto my hurt leg as Enya gets up and helps me stand as I take off with a haste in my step to make sure my mate is ok no matter how much blood I'm losing. I need to be with him.

I limp across the room, not caring about the mess of bodies around me and out the doors to where they took my mate. I follow the trail of blood across the the multiple hallways and rooms.. it takes me straight to a hospital wing.

People are trying to stop me, I don't know if it's because they don't know me or because I'm hurt but either way it won't work.

I push past them as I yell "Ronan?! Ronan?!" I yell more as I finally see him being put into a hospital stretcher.

"Ro!" I yell as I limp as fast as I can to his side. He is barely conscious. "Ember." is all he can get out as his eyes drift close making me cry as I watch them wheel him away quickly. They are yelling something about emergency surgery but I'm just feeling numb and broken in this moment. I can't hear anything really around me, except for the loud beating of my heart that's pounding in my head. I feel myself getting weak as I stumble over. I try to hold onto the wall, but I suddenly feel arms picking me up bridal style and I don't even fight back because I feel better with not as much pressure on my leg. I look up to see it's Brenden with a look of determination on his face. He is saying stuff to the nurses around us but honestly I can't concentrate on a single word coming out of his mouth. I feel myself getting so tired and weak at the blood loss that I can't help by drift off in and out of consciousness.

I look above at Brendan's face as we pass through the hospital. The light flashes by us, by just how quickly we are moving across the area. I close my eyes and then force them back open.

Brendan looks down at me saying something but I can't hear what. I feel my eyes closing again and I can't fight the darkness any longer as I feel my body go completely limp in his hold drifting into the unwanted sleep.